Abstract
The growing need to reduce dead weight of structural elements to allow long spanning structures, has always been a key driver in the construction industry's quest to finding materials that can lead to such accomplishments. This paper is concerned with investigating the mechanical properties of a novel lightweight cementitious material made from a mix of sand, cement, water, and admixture. It is environmentally friendly, requiring less cement consumption, self-leveling, and free flowing with potential for structural use in construction. A rigorous experimental testing programme is carried to determine the mechanical properties of the material. Two sets of mixes of target densities 1810 and 1600 kg/m 3 were prepared and tested. The results showed that the admixture improved the properties of the material such as its compressive and flexural strengths. The material can be utilized as a structural member since it gained strength values above 20 MPa after 28 days.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3050-3061 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Structural Concrete |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 9 Nov 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2022 |
Bibliographical note
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Saidani, M, Olubanwo, A & Khorami, M 2022, 'Characteristics of a novel lightweight concrete', Structural Concrete, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 3050-3061. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.202100314This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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Funder
The authors wish to thank Aer-Tech Developments Ltd and Coventry University for supplying the materials used for the experiments and use of the mixing machine and testing equipment. The authors are also very grateful to Coventry University for providing access to the structures and materials laboratory facilities.Keywords
- cementitious lightweight concrete
- compressive strength
- elastic modulus
- tensile strength
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials